Indian Entiminae

(Broad nosed weevils)

Red palm weevil, Asian palm weevil or sago palm weevil

Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Oliver (1790)

Dryophthorinae: Rhynchophorini: Rhynchophorina    

Curculio ferrugineus Oliver, 1790

 Cordyle sexmaculatis Thunberg, 1797

  Calandra ferruginea, Fabricius, 1801

   Rhynchophorus pascha v. papuanus Kirsch, 1877

   Rhynchophorus indostanus Chevrolat 1882

    Rhynchophorus signaticollis Chevrolat 1882

     Rhynchophorus pascha v. cinctus Faust, 1893

      Rhynchophorusferrugineus v. seminiger Faust, 1895

      Rhynchophorus signaticollis v. dimidiatus Faust, 1895

The body color ranges from entirely orange-red to all black. The head extends with a long thin rostrum that holds the antennae and tiny mandibles. These weevils exhibits sexual dimorphism were males bear a patch of setae on the dorsal side of the rostrum, which is absent in the female; rostrum is thinner and longer in female and fore tibiae with a comb-like brush of tightened long hairs in males and only some scarce hairs in females. 

Agave americana, Areca catechu, Arenga pinnata, Borassus flabellifer, Brahea armata, Brahea edulis, Butia capitata, Calamus merrillii, Caryota cumingii, Caryota maxima, Caryota urens, Chamaerops humilis, Cocos nucifera, Corypha umbraculifera, Corypha utan, Elaeis guineensis, Howea forsteriana, Jubaea chilensis, Livistona chinensis, L. decora, Metroxylon sagu, Phoenix canariensis, P. dactylifera, P. sylvestris, Roystonea regia, Sabal palmetto, Saccharum officinarum, Trachycarpus fortunei, Washingtonia filifera, and W. robusta.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

"Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (red palm weevil) to hostPlants". Invasive Species Compendium. Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International. 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2021-02-16.